Philosophy begins in wonder. And, at the end, when philosophic thought has done its best, the wonder remains.

Quote by Alfred North Whitehead

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Familiar things happen, and mankind does not bother about them. It requires a very unusual...

Familiar things happen, and mankind does not bother about them. It requires a very unusual...

Fundamental progress has to do with the reinterpretation of basic ideas.

Fundamental progress has to do with the reinterpretation of basic ideas.

The task of a university is the creation of the future, so far as rational...

The task of a university is the creation of the future, so far as rational...

Intelligence is quickness to apprehend as distinct form ability, which is capacity to act wisely...

Intelligence is quickness to apprehend as distinct form ability, which is capacity to act wisely...

No one who achieves success does so without acknowledging the help of others. The wise...

No one who achieves success does so without acknowledging the help of others. The wise...

But you can catch yourself entertaining habitually certain ideas and setting others aside; and that,...

But you can catch yourself entertaining habitually certain ideas and setting others aside; and that,...

When you're average, you're just as close to the bottom as you are the top.

When you're average, you're just as close to the bottom as you are the top.

Seek simplicity but distrust it.

Seek simplicity but distrust it.

The art of progress is to preserve order amid change.

The art of progress is to preserve order amid change.

In formal logic, a contradiction is the signal of defeat, but in the evolution of...

In formal logic, a contradiction is the signal of defeat, but in the evolution of...

There are no whole truths: all truths are half-truths. It is trying to treat them...

There are no whole truths: all truths are half-truths. It is trying to treat them...

That a national university in this country is a thing to be desired, has always...

That a national university in this country is a thing to be desired, has always...

The absolute pacifist is a bad citizen; times come when force must be used to...

The absolute pacifist is a bad citizen; times come when force must be used to...

Not ignorance, but ignorance of ignorance is the death of knowledge

Not ignorance, but ignorance of ignorance is the death of knowledge

Speak out in acts; the time for words has passed, and only deeds will suffice.

Speak out in acts; the time for words has passed, and only deeds will suffice.

The total absence of humor from the Bible is one of the most singular things...

The total absence of humor from the Bible is one of the most singular things...

It takes an extraordinary intelligence to contemplate the obvious

It takes an extraordinary intelligence to contemplate the obvious

Common sense is genius in homespun.

Common sense is genius in homespun.

There have been three great inventions since the beginning of time: fire, the wheel, and...

There have been three great inventions since the beginning of time: fire, the wheel, and...

I have great confidence in the common sense of mankind in general.

I have great confidence in the common sense of mankind in general.

For 37 years I've practiced 14 hours a day, and now they call me a...

For 37 years I've practiced 14 hours a day, and now they call me a...